Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Bulgaria, you would:
Health
live 2.4 years longer
In Bulgaria, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Aruba, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 53.0% more money
Bulgaria has a GDP per capita of $27,000 as of 2022, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $41,300 as of 2022.
be 80.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Bulgaria, 4.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Aruba, that number is 7.7% as of 2016.
pay a 5.9 times higher top tax rate
Bulgaria has a top tax rate of 10.0% as of 2016. In Aruba, the top tax rate is 59.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 46.8% more children
In Bulgaria, there are approximately 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Aruba, there are 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 51.5% more likely to die during infancy
In Bulgaria, approximately 8.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Aruba, on the other hand, 12.1 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 29.3% more likely to have internet access
In Bulgaria, approximately 75.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 37.5% more on education
Bulgaria spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Aruba spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
Geography
see 80.6% less coastline
Bulgaria has a total of 354 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, National Revenue Agency, Bulgaria, Ministerio di Finansas, Comunicacion, Utilidad y Energia.
Aruba: At a glance
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